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An IC Publication  43rd Year  August/September 2009  N° 356

African

BUSINESS

BUSINESS

African Business Awards: All the winners Special Focus: Agriculture in Africa Spotlight: Ponzi scam comes to Africa Telecoms: Mobile banking takes off Energy: Era of ‘clean’ coal? World Cup: We tour the facilities Finance: Micro lending comes of age

The Storm Riders How African companies

are making profi ts despite global turmoil

USA $4.95 Algeria DA 220

 Euro Zone € 4.00  UK £2.90  USA $4.95  Algeria DA 220  Australia A$ 7.50  Bahrain BD 1.500  Canada $5.50  CFA Zone CFA 2.500  Cyprus €3.85  Denmark DKr 33  Egypt E£ 13  Ethiopia R 20  Gambia Da 50  Ghana GH¢ 3.00  Indonesia R29,700  Jamaica $200  Japan Y 700  Jordan JD 2.500  Kenya KShs 250  Kuwait KD 1.200  Lebanon LL 5.000  Liberia US$ 3.00  Malaysia RM 14.90  Mauritius MR 150  Morocco Dh 25  Nigeria N 300  Norway NOK 59  Oman OR 1.500  Qatar QR 15  Saudi Arabia Rls 15  Sierra Leone LE 5,000  Singapore $6,90  South Africa R 24.95 (inc. tax)  Other Southern African Countries R 21.90 (excl. tax)  Sweden SKr 33  Switzerland SFr 8.70  Tanzania TShs 5,000  Tunisia TD 2.500  Turkey 4.25YTL  UAE Dh 15  Uganda USh 6,750  Zambia K 12,500